A police officer is injured during a clash with protesters, one of the growing number of officers being assaulted on the job. Source: Supplied
IT SEEMS while we are better behaved towards each other we are turning against the police in greater numbers.
Politicians and police themselves have been quick to hail crime figures that show reductions in assaults in pubs and clubs, particularly in Greater Sydney, as a major success.
But figures released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research reveal a 13 per cent increase in cop assaults in the two years to March 2014.
When looking at the figures over the past 12 months, there has been staggering 18.1 per cent rise in cop bashings.
At the extreme end of the anti-police brigade was Rodney Clavell, the South Australian fugitive who took his own life after a 13-hour siege in central Adelaide. Friends told reporters he thought police "had it in for him" and he would never surrender.
Rodney Clavell thought police were out to get him. Source: Facebook
Other less serious but still troubling examples that have happened recently are:
An officer being stuck by a needle stick when he opened the screen door of a police kiosk
A 25 year-old officer kicked in the face leaving him with eye socket fractures
Four officers attacked during a rail operation at Bankstown. They all required medical treatment.
An officer punched repeatedly in the head leaving him with severe bruising and swelling as well as cuts to the head.
Police assaults are up 13 per cent in New South Wales. Source: Supplied
Thugs aren't being picky about who they assault with police officers of all ages and both males and females being unleashed on.
"Male and female officers are increasingly being hit, punched in the face, kicked, spat on and bit. Our members are subjected to increasing rates of violence and abuse — and that's just while undertaking routine daily duties," Police Association President Scott Weber said.
He called the assaults "callous" and "cowardly" and believed it was time to introduce mandatory sentencing in an attempt to reverse the "sickening" trend.
"Police put themselves between the criminal in our society and the innocent. For that sacrifice, we must show them respect by having legislation that sends our police the message that we appreciate that sacrifice."
There is a possible link between a crackdown in alcohol related violence and an increase in assaults on police. Source: News Limited
Officers had to balance the needs and well being of the community with the need to do their jobs with a degree of safety.
"All emergency services workers including ambulance/paramedics, firefighters and nurses/medical staff in hospitals, deserve this same protection. They should not have to front up to work on each shift wondering if they will have their teeth knocked out or their eyes gouged. The call for tougher sentences for offenders is about protecting the protectors."
Garner Clancey, Deputy Director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology, told news.com.au it was possible the crackdown on alcohol-related crime could have put police on a collision course with drunks.
Mr Clancey said in those situations police worked in greater numbers. "That could make intoxicated people intimidated and they react in a particular way."
Another factor in the rise in assaults could be the way they are reported by police. Mr Clancey said situations varied and a police office pushed, for example, might not be considered assault one day but then classified as one on another occasion.
Police working in greater numbers to prevent alcohol related harm could intimidate intoxicated people, causing them to lash out, an expert says. Source: News Corp Australia
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